Turbine damage generates UFO rumours

An investigation was under way today into how a blade was mysteriously torn off a wind turbine in Britain amid reports of “strange lights” in the sky.

The turbine at Conisholme in Lincolnshire was left wrecked after the incident.

The Sun quoted residents speculating the damage could have been caused by a UFO.

Wind turbine company Ecotricity said it had never seen anything like this before.

A spokeswoman said: “We’re conducting a thorough investigation into what happened.

“This kind of thing has never happened to us before.”

The missing blade was found on the ground beneath the turbine, she said, adding that the company could not speculate on the cause of the damage.

“An engineer has been on the site since it happened, early on Sunday morning, and is carrying out a sort of forensic investigation.”